the outer bands of the circulation already over the area, especially to the south. showers will to the south. the latest track? not sure if this is the 5:00 update just coming across. but the storm track brings the centerline with landfall possibility somewhere around the delmarva peninsula. could be to the south, toward the virginia beach, all the way up to long island. the thing to remember is the hurricane status means that continuously the wind will be spreading out. that does not mean that will be a lesser storm because it is not a hurricane, in fact it could become a stronger storm. finished or preparation tomorrow, but the leaves out of the dau porches of an advance of the wind. breezy conditions sunday, rain developing during the evening monday. the wind increasing. tuesday looks like the heaviest rain and the strongest wind. a lot more to share as we go

through the evening. >> one of the biggest concerns is the potential for widespread power outages. power crews are to win what they can to get ready. suzanne kennedy houseas how pepco is preparing. >> pepco says it has had time to prepare for this mega storm. the utility company says that it is hoping the recovery from it will be easier than from the late june event. this summer's historic storm knocked out power to more than 400,000 pepco customers. this kensington resident was one of the people who endorse a days long power outage. after what he experienced in june, he is worried going into next week's storm. >> i am concerned about power outages. without power you are in big

trouble. that is the main problem, power. >> pepco announced it is gearing up for a multiple day all hands on deck event. in addition to its regular and stand by contractor crews, they're requesting 2400 400 tree trimmers, and several hundred damage assessors and will have an additional staff. >> this is a hurricane. a hurricane is a major event wherever it makes landfall. there will be significant damage. it is too early to tell where that will be. >> this 80-year-old is taking no chances and head of hurricane sandy. she is getting prepared. >> i have to get batteries, my lights ready flashlight, get food and water. out here, it will be several days. >> some workers will be called in from other areas as far as

the deep south or even texas. pepco says it will not be able to put the linemen into the storm until the wind dies down and it is safe for them to beat up in the bucket trucks repairing lines. live from kensington, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> metro is also gearing up to keep stations live and trains running. they sandbag for flooding overnight, including the sidewalk grates, like federal triangle and cleveland park or the water often pours through. all rail supervisors were also issued chain saws to trim lambs. >> there is also sand bagging it along the maryland and delaware beaches. brad bell is in rehoboth beach with the word from there. brad? >> they're worried about the rain. there are p plywood up because they're worried about the wind. they're worried of the ocean

will cross the sand dune. at the boardwalk, strolling during this beautiful weather they are not worried about much at all. the delaware shore is a study in contrast. it is a beautiful day and the rehoboth boardwalk is as crowded as any summer evening. but behind the scenes, a weary town is getting ready for the worst. the family that owns this farmland amusement arcade is filling sandbags and boarding up windows. >> we have never seen something like this. we don't know what to expect. >> at the indian refer in litt this person is doubling out the dock lines on his boat. >> if it hits where they are saying, it could be pretty bad for indian river. >> at dewey beach, a massive sand plow was rumbling up route 1 to get ready to clear the roads. this man says that sandi is all

anyone is talking about. >> we are trying to gather water and extra food for the house. businesses are preparing. we think we will get hit. this is no joke and we are not taking it lightly. >> yet, there is the contrast. the halloween festival is expected to bring nearly 200,000 people to town tomorrow while the weather is still good. >> then we will probably have a pretty good access after that. >> at the beach and ocean, the waves are still calm and tranquil. the beach was just replenished within the past two years or so, with a lot of sand. the sand dune is in good shape. the hope is that will protect the town. in rehoboth, brad bell, abc 7 news. >> city is responsible for at least 39 deaths across the caribbean, from jamaica to the

bahamas and cuba, knocking out power and flooding roads. many of the deaths came from people being swept away or trying to cross flooding roadways. track the storm any time of the day at wjla.com or the weather app. if you lose power the application will have information any time of day. >> the man accused of attacking a lobbying group's headquarters in chinatown has pled not guilty. floyd corkins it is facing counts of committing an act of terrorism. he is the first person charged under the d.c. anti-terrorism act of 2002. he shot a guard back in august. he is due in court in december. >> a burglary turned into a stabbing in northwest washington. a woman was stabbed multiple times at an apartment on washington place. sam ford is live at the scene with what happened. sam? >> the police are still on the

scene near the rhode island metro station. at the entrance to the building is cordoned off where a woman was attacked in her fifth floor unit. the p of the building at 2350 washington place after a burglar broke into one of the condos at about 2:00 this afternoon. a female resident was inside and the burglar stabbed her multiple times, including in the face. the complex called rhode island road is a new committee built in front of the rhode island metro station and has a steady stream of foot traffic. >> most people have notven lived here that long. it has only been open since the summer. >> the news was alarming to these people. >> it has been pretty good. it is so easily accessible. so far, a has been ok. >> these residents say there is security requiring kefauver's to entry doors and elevators. >> they probably followed somebody into a stairwell.

you cannot get through without a key fob. >> the female victim was transported to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries. the police are looking for a black male about 6 foot 2 inches tall who was wearing a gray and black striped shirt and black pants. reporting live from northeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> 11 days until the election. abc news/washington post tracking poll shows met ronnie leading president obama -- mitt romney leading president obama. mr. obama takes several interviews at the white house including one with mtv. meanwhile, romney was an ohio today, where he and the president are battling in the polls. romney has canceled an event at virginia beach on sunday because of hurricane sandy concerns. some fairfax county voters are

complaining about what could potentially be a big problem with the voting machines. but is a a mechanical problem or a human error? jeff what is the story? >> disch here in fairfax county, the highest level of registered voters ever. both campaigns are competing hard to get voters on their side. democrats are alleging there are also problems with the voting machines. the county, though, is holding its ground. and every vote counts. >> the question in fairfax county is not whether every vote counts but whether they are being counted correctly. >> it is very straightforward. >> many voters lining up to cast in person absentee ballots are using electronic voting machines. >> it is much better than any other way. anybody can read can do this. totally efficient.

>> the fairfax county democratic committee is not so sure. they say they have received up to 15 complaints about the machines' countywide. cases where the machine actually registered a different vote. the executive director claims the machines are old and outdated. a serious problem in a year and a state like this. >> virginia will be extremely close. if even a handful of votes go the wrong way problem. >> the concerns appear to be bipartisan. this romney volunteer is encouraging voters to use paper ballots. >> there are issues. >> officials in fairfax county do not agree, saying that every complaint has been checked out and everyone cleared. >> we have yet to be able to replicate any problem with the machines. it may have been operator error but sometimes there are baseless allegations. >> democrats want to be clear

they are not alleging any sort of voter fraud or that this is a widespread problem. they simply want the county and voters to be aware of the situation and if there are problems to contact an election judge immediately. county election officials agree that once the vote is cast, it is final. >> coming up -- a crime that would make any. -- any parent breakdown by a trusted nanny would kill two of the children she was trusted to protect. >> plus, a local school that does not give homework? why school officials and the parents agree the system works. >> as the big storm approaches, tension rises.

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four police vehicles. the senators condition is not known at this time. >> turning back to hurricane sandy, neighborhoods prone to flooding during heavy rain storms are concerned about the potential punch from sandy. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray just declared a state of emergency for the city. stephen sheedy went to a section of d.c. where it has always been hammered critic steven tschida went to a section of d.c. where it has always been a problem with flooding. >> at the storm approaches, of the tension is rising in bloomingdale. people worried some of them spending the day to do what they could to protect their property. this makeshift barrier is to hopefully keep the storm drain clear. rhode island avenue and t streets nw is the heart of bloomingdale. residents tried to clear leaves

from guards and hope to cleat the drains clear. >> this is ground zero. everything collects right here. >> they worked frantically putting screens over brains. some residents have pulled out sandbags from this summer. >> four times, july, august, and september. >> some residents are trying to keep their homes dry when the heavy rain falls. >> when the supply lines get full and the water starts to back flow into the house, from the city sewer line. >> they hope this backflow preventer will protect his home when sadie strikes. meanwhile as the storm approaches, his frustration grows. >> still lack of preparedness by the city. they're not trying to help. >> the city council member came to help sweep leaves. he acknowledges the district has done little to alleviate the flooding problems plaguing the

neighborhood. >> it will be a challenge if the hurricane sandy comes our way. >> as the storm approaches, they brace on the street for the river to come to the street. these vehicles, they will be moving to higher ground in the next day or so in advance of the storm. also in advance of the storm, a lot of people tonight who are hoping and praying that this time hurricane sandy spares them flooding. reporting live, stephen tschida abc 7 news. >> we have the expert here with the latest. >> we have heard all kinds of extreme language talking about this, the most historic, never anything like this. if this does develop to the extent that the computer simulations say that it could it will indeed be historic. the thing is we have to expect

that as a real possibility prepare for that, and hope it does not happen. a lot of things have to come together. no matter where it goes and what it does, we will get heavy rain and strong wind. what remains to be seen is that this will cause massive problems or minor problems. both are possibilities right now. a lot to watch, and we will know more as the weekend goes on. abc 7 and our sister station news channel 8, wjla.com all the source is you need to keep up with all of the watches and valuable information. chesapeake beach? it was that giant guy with white hair? there we go. chesapeake beach, looking live. just kind of cloudy skies, light wind. that will change dramatically monday and tuesday. the next couple days it will be fine. just cloudy skies, " the temperatures, in the 60's, white went across the area.

the 65-70, in that range. everything that happens here as we go through sunday night monday, tuesday, early wednesday, it depends on sandy. its future movement location, development, and speed, and what happens with the approaching cold front and the dip in the jet stream. all of those combining possibly turning sandy from a hurricane into a major hybrid post tropical storm. look at it as a hurricane turning into a giant nor'easter and that may be beginning now. top when still 75. it is weakening, and then getting rid intensified before it makes landfall. this is a spaghetti plot. this gives an idea of the general trend of most all the computer models, this radical curved back to the northwest and west monday and tuesday.

the strong deep trough of low pressure will pull on it. at the same time, the high pressure from the canadian maritime will keep it from moving out to sea. it almost has to come out to shore. how strong the be and where will it go? those are report to know, the fact is spreading so much, the wind field is spreading, the rain is spreading, that is why we are confident we will get wind and rain no matter what monday and tuesday. the circulation the isobars spinning out the wind incredibly strong. all of this is just a matter of time before it comes in. what is important about where it makes landfall, that will determine the wind direction. in our area, we know from hurricane experience if we have west wind we get off easy. if we have southeast or easter the wind, that is when we have the big flooding and pileup of water. that is why it is critical where it makes landfall. it could be anywhere from norfolk, va., to long island.

this is what the hurricane center precipitation center says, up to a foot of rain along the meeting coastline, 4-5 inches in land. over the weekend flooding rains could be exacerbated by falling leaves blocking storm drains and such. this is the weekend to check on those things. if you are afraid of losing power, those kinds of things, batteries, by nonperishable food to keep going a few days. even into wednesday morning that will be the greatest. with the most effects from sandy or whatever it is. >> preparing for the worst hoping it will not be the worst, and we see what happens. thank you. >> now it is time for your final clue in our justin bieber ticket giveaway. >> stays clue is "ticket."

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>> now we turn to a tragic story from new york city. in any is under arrest and the hospital after allegedly killing two of the small children she was employed to keep safe. >> the police still have no motive for this horrible crime. >> the nanny had worked for the family of three years. the family was extremely close to the nanny. they recently paid for her to go home to visit the dominican republic and even going with her there this past year. friends say there were no warning signs but clearly they said, ortega mentally snapped.

today, a makeshift memorial outside of the upper west side apartment where the family lived. then annie remained hospitalized in critical condition and under arrest, charged with double homicide. the police say the mother returned to the apartment last night after taking her 3-year- old for a swim lesson. startled by the darkened them apartment, she went to the doorman to see if the nanny left with the other two children. when she went into the apartment, she discovered the horrible truth. that on the floor of the bathroom was the nanny who had inflicted wounds on her throat. >> the mother found her 2-year- old daughter and at 6-year-old son stabbed to death, lying in the bathtub. she was taken out of the building with her 3-year-old. her cries were agonizing. >> she was crying out, "what am i going to do with the rest of

my life, what am i going to do i have no children." >> their father is a cnbc executive who had been traveling on business. he was met at the airport by law enforcement to let him know what happened to his family. a neighbor who also lived in the apartment said today that last night she saw the nanny and the children on the building elevator just 30 minutes before they were found dead. now doctors are treating the nanny's self-inflicted knife wounds as investigators try to learn what happened. rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >> just a nightmare. >> awful. >> still ahead, what a local school has decided not to give its students will work and why they say it is beneficial for everyone. >> i know the kids like that. plus, a new national christmas tree at the ellipse this weekend. >> flashlights batteries

water, and the storm track.

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> power crews are getting ready for hurricane sandy, and some residents are taking matters into their own hands. >> they do not want to be left in the dark. kimberly is in home depot in falls church. >> the home depot has made it easy for shoppers with all of the supplies they think you will need right here in front from batteries and flashlights to water and wood. missing at this hour are generators. >> we have bad readers flashlights. >> parts. -- we have batteries flashlights. >> tarps. >> what ever is coming, a good

number of people are buying. >> i don't need to live in the dark. but it is better to be safe than sorry. >> a lot of people were sorry after the summer. rachel knocked out power for days. >> we lost everything in the refrigerator. >> it will not be hot, but it could be wet. >> this is my guarantee that it would not come. if i did not come today, it would be coming to my house. as long as i have this it will not come. >> some people wore loading up on hats. that >> shoppers left harris teeter is with the essentials. >> hopefully, people are stocking up. >> it is all hype. i don't think it will happen. >> plenty of people think it just might.

tha>> without the refrigerator, that would be hard. >> she bought an 800 other generator. >> we are two days away. i will wait for the 11th hour. >> for those considering waiting until the 11th hour, you may not want to wait that long. it is up to you. it is a gamble either way. many people say it is a risk they're willing to take pay the money now. >> let's get back to doug hill for a quick check of parking sandy. >> the updated information from the hurricane center has said the as a minimal hurricane, a 75 m.p.h. wind, and the track takes it to the north, getting weaker, intensifying back into a hurricane, turning left into the

coast. this is a center line of the cone of possibilities. the center of the circulation of this future hybrid storm will be somewhere between the hamptons in the long island all the way to duck, north carolina. this is the centerline of the cone, just north of ocean city and rehoboth, moving slowly. rain, wind, power outages, and floods all possibilities if this develops according to the computer models. tomorrow is a good preparation day. the bulk of the storm develops later monday, through the day tuesday, with heavy wind and rain. >> we will continue to follow sandy's track at how people are preparing for this unusual october storm. at 6:00, from annapolis to alexandria and d.c., more of the preparations and concerns. >> 200 snowplows hit the streets in prince toward discounting. no, this is not for the

hurricane, this is an annual dry run. the yearly practice allows the crews to evaluate procedures and make sure communication is clear once the first snowflakes of what to arrive. >> this weekend, a new national christmas tree will be planted on the lips. the tree was removed in may after dying from transplant shock, so a new 28-foot colorado spruce is being brought from virginia. the national tree lighting plans for december come register for a lottery to get a ticket until 10:00 a.m. on monday. time to check the traffic situation. >> we are seeing delay southbound 395, washington boulevard, a slow crawl towards king street between shirlington and king street. a dump truck rocking the right lane. -- blocking the right wing. southbound the leis around the

fairfax county parkway to quantico. serious crash on suitland parkway in prince william county through manassas. old georgetown road, a crash on the left side of the roadway expecting the right side of the road on southbound old georgetown. also slow traffic on the inner loop of the beltway. not too bad pass the legion bridge towards the i-270 super river road. a delay to the split with i-270, over towards 355, connecticut ave. that is the latest. leon and allison, back to you. >> still to come, an update on the remarkable recovery of the young pakistani girl shot by the taliban as her father arrived. >> and we found video of a car being set on fire in prince george's county, one of a car set on fire in the past 24 hours. >> and at 6:00, one of the

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county are keeping a close eye on their cars tonight. >> somebody vandalized nine cars in less than 24 hours. natasha barrett has the latest. >> one of the latest car fires happened on this street in kettering. the black marks are still in front of this house. we just got hold of video from the neighbor across the street. he realized his security cameras captured the two suspects setting the car on fire. >> right there. >> this is home security video. he captures to people throwing something on to the car and running off. >> you never know. and happens all the time on tv, but when it is you, it is different. >> moments later, the car is engulfed in flames. the homeowner said he heard a

noise in the morning. >> these are things people learned, worked hard for. to do that, they should not do it. >> in all, fire officials say eight cars have been set on fire in the upper marlboro and kettering area and 22 hours many only 50 minutes apart. one car was vandalized, the driver's side window shattered. the homeowner said the people took off when he turned on his lights. >> the next thing i knew, they hopped back in their vehicle and jetted off. >> we did not notice this at first when we came to this house, the homeowners showed us. that is the air bag from the car, all the way up in the tree. that is how forceful, how strong this fire and explosion from the air bag was the other night. luckily, nobody was hurt.

fire investigators arson investigators are looking for these two people. there is no suspect description at this point. we heard possibly a maroon car involved. if you have any information they want to hear from you. natasha barrett, abc 7 news. >> up next the drug that could prolong the lives of thousands of cancer patients. >> imagine a school where there is no homework.

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>> remember all the nights that he spent on homework back in the day? but if we told you that some students in montgomery county have none? >> one school decided to trade in handouts and worksheets to more time with books a way of evening learning that has not been applied in any local school system. >> last year, students at gaithersburg elementary learned they had no more home york. but she was not completely off

the hook. instead, reading became the norm. the staff found hallmark did not go along with their curriculum and even took an emotional toll on students. >> kids were disappointed in the work they did or did not have the work. >> with school districts support, they made a bold move, substitute a nightly readings for traditional and more assignments at all grade levels. >> the amount of time that you spend reading is a predictor of student achievement and success. >> here in this fifth grade classroom, students say they get through about seven books per week. what i have a sign reading because like anything outside of the classroom. they say when the homework went away replaced by 30 minutes of reading each night and monthly projects, her family enjoyed more quality time. >> we have more time to do other things like exercise.

>> now these girls are in middle school. >> it takes me three or four hours. >> this fifth grade teacher says they prepare students for the transition by time management and in class learning. >> i tell them each and every day they should go home and their brain should hurt because they do so much work here. >> give them something to reinforce. >> cannot watch tv, cannot play this? >> there were mixed results at gaithersburg elementary after the policy went into effect last year. while fifth and fourth grade reading scores held steady or improved, third grade reading from 76% to 64%. they say the focus is more on the process rather than the product. >> if this continue to work for the school, they will stand by

the decision. d.c., prince george's, and fairfax county school say there is no discussion of introducing the no homework model. >> more than a century later this may do more than just not headaches and heart attacks. researchers at the cancer institute in boston found that colorectal cancer pain starts with significantly blogger if they started taking aspirin, but the benefits -- lived longer if they started taking aspirin. >> we here at abc 7 are excited to congratulate you for achieving a special honor. this is at the united nations. leon has worked for the organization called world of children for many years, and yesterday they honored him with the 15th anniversary special

recognition award. congratulations. >> i want to thank them for that because i have been with this group long time. the founder of this award trumped up the idea of creating a caliber prize for achieving child advocacy. some of the people in the last 15 years it would amaze you. >> congratulations. you are like a nobel prize winner. >> yeah ,the check. let's see what is coming out -- yeah without the check. >> congratulations, leon. tonight at 6:00, senator john mccain campaigning for mitt romney in virginia. also, trouble and the district at the canadian embassy. why the building was evacuated

and people in the surrounding blocks were closed down. >> "20/20" is all the tonight and prime time, in research and who believes he went to heaven, and a popular long island medium. she said she was not always so open with her gift. >> when i started sharing with my friends and would say, that is not normal, i would say really? you don't see people outside the window looking in? they are like, no, and i shot down. >> that is tonight at 6 -- at 10:00, followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. >> we are going to talk about the satellite images. spreading out, this is the thing that you need to know about sandy, the time that it will get away from its tropical

characteristics of a hurricane and become a more wide-open nor'easter with high wind and heavy rain. very impressive at the moment. the close-up, the track the next several days, monday afternoon it will be over the atlantic. that is the key point because the model say that it will turn to the west. if it stays out to sea, not much will happen. we don't think there is much of a chance of that. we think that will be forced back and the centerline and possibilities between long island and southeastern virginia, a lot of wind and rain with it. we're thinking 80% odds of heavy rain and high wind, 60% probability of wind damage and flooding. 20% chance of historic flooding or damage, and only a small chance it will not do much of anything. the marine corps marathon sunday, 54 degrees, cloudy skies. the next seven days, and only goes downhill.

we will have a lot more at 6:00. >> speaking of getting nasty talking about baseball. >> the detroit tigers' story is kind of like the nationals maybe too much rest was not good. the starting pitcher doug fister had an unusual big play in the second inning. by that i mean it was scary. the line drive up the middle, hitting his head. he barely had enough time to put his glove off, turning his head. he did not sustain injury. he lasted six innings. tough guy. football is not only gaining more of the female audience in america, it is acquiring more female participants. there are four girls kicking for varsity squads in prince william county, and we caught up with victoria, who was one of them.

things are not always what they seem on the patriot high-school football field. victoria is 5 foot 2 inches. she is one of the kickers on the team. >> i don't care what people think. if you care what people think it would be hard. you have to get in pads every day and look disgusting. >> her teammates are not really faced by the gender difference. >> she is just one of us. >> we don't treat her like a girl. she is just like any other kid. she is just part of the team. >> there is something that has earned her a trademark. >> i call her clay matties because of the long hair. >> she is the backup kicker. she committed to play soccer at the university of maryland baltimore. because of her mother's concerns, she only kicks extra points, but she has no qualms about getting dirty. >> i'm not worried about getting

dirty. but sometimes i wish i could because it would be cool. they all want to tackle me, but that is not one to happen. >> she is a spitfire. 4

>> we have some good news about the heroic 15-year-old girl shot by the taliban. >> she is making a remarkable recovery and is now surrounded by her family. >> this girl has become a global icon of courage and now she has her family by her side. according to her doctors she is making remarkable progress. she is speaking, she has no signs of brain damage. her father admitted how close she came to dying after she was shot point-blank by members of the taliban. >> i talked to my brother and

wall. -- brother in law. but thanks be to god. >> at the school where she studied, that encouraged her to think bigger, like in this new york times documentary. >> i want to become a doctor. my father says it become a politician. but i don't like politics. >> i see potential in my daughter. she can be more than a doctor. i love her and like this morning, it, there were tears in her eyes. and there was also happiness. >> happiness because she is expected to make a full recovery. she has a long way to go. she is still very weak and she still needs her skull reconstructed, which could take

months. but after that, this fearless 15-year-old promises to return to pakistan. her father brought her school books with him so she can continue to study even while the hospital. >> that will do it for us here at 5:00. up next, abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good evening. hurricane sandy is making its way along before the coast -- along the florida coast. a state of emergency declared in maryland virginia, and the district. >> we have been very busy today tracking the storm. to check out what is being done to minimize